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BEFIT
befit, suit, beseem
(verb) accord or comport with; “This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
befit (third-person singular simple present befits, present participle befitting, simple past and past participle befitted)
to be fit for
Synonyms
• behoove
Source: Wiktionary
Be*fit", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Befitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Befitting.]
Definition: To be suitable to; to suit; to become. That name best befits thee. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HEEDLESS
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
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